I agree. I understand you not wanting a tight timescale when you are aiming for the large songlist, custom theme etc. but almost a year seems excessive. I'd say you aim for a release in the first couple of months of 2012 - I could certainly see all the songs being ready for then, but I'm afraid I've never worked on custom themes before so I'm not completely sure how long they take.

I'd say leave the timescale open for now and then when you are getting closer to completion, then you can give a more specific deadline to work towards.

I agree. I understand you not wanting a tight timescale when you are aiming for the large songlist, custom theme etc. but almost a year seems excessive. I'd say you aim for a release in the first couple of months of 2012 - I could certainly see all the songs being ready for then, but I'm afraid I've never worked on custom themes before so I'm not completely sure how long they take.

I'd say leave the timescale open for now and then when you are getting closer to completion, then you can give a more specific deadline to work towards.

Ok, i'll leave open, then set a timescale around time the theme is being done~
its just, some people havent said "i wanna step this, that" and i need more songs still.
simfiles -> themes, and while the theme is being made, some courses can be too, i need the songs done firstly because i want to set them out in order because i start work on the theme with the other guys.

I am perfectly fine with a tentative release date of September 2012. I'm too busy with school at the moment, and I don't know what school I'll be going to for the spring. A year is enough to time for me to factor in my personal schedule while making time for this project.